Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 4,500 ha
Site description (baseline)
A bay and estuary with mudflats, coastal cliffs, sand and shingle-beaches and saltmarshes. Human activities include fishing, hunting, and recreation, including sailing.
Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter, on a regular basis.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Baie de Vilaine. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2211 on 01/06/2023.
